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Autism assessment - emotionally intensive?

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I have my first autism assessment appointment next week and it is just before work. 

I was just wondering others who have gone through the NHS process, how intense was it? I work with young children so I do not want to turn up to work overwhelmed if it is quite intense. 

Sharing any experiences would be really helpful! 

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  • I think it will very much depend on your life experiences, if these have been difficult to deal with, then be prepared for a revisiting of those, especially if you have never talked about these with any other person.

    There is a lot the assessor will be able to learn about your difficulties from these though.

    I personally almost withdrew part way through as I found it extremely intense, but this was about my life experience's which I'm sure will be very different from yours.

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  • I think it will very much depend on your life experiences, if these have been difficult to deal with, then be prepared for a revisiting of those, especially if you have never talked about these with any other person.

    There is a lot the assessor will be able to learn about your difficulties from these though.

    I personally almost withdrew part way through as I found it extremely intense, but this was about my life experience's which I'm sure will be very different from yours.

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